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Re: The Pacers have the 6th best FG% defense in NBA history

Wasn't 98-99 a lockout season too? It's interesting that everyone on that list is either the 98-99 season or the 03-04 season, with the exception of us and a 97-98 Spurs season. Damn good company. I don't suspect we will hold that number all season, but it shows we really do have an elite defensive team.

Re: The Pacers have the 6th best FG% defense in NBA history

Don't forget the then healthy not unlike our Roy 7'5 lumber of a health Yao. I think what you see is that a lot of these teams have big men that can help and defend the paint well. That way, the parameter players could stay up tight on a shooter because he knows he has someone to back him up on a drive. Roy's value as a defender is more than just blocking shot but also a mental boost to our wings.

Re: The Pacers have the 6th best FG% defense in NBA history

Wasn't 98-99 a lockout season too? It's interesting that everyone on that list is either the 98-99 season or the 03-04 season, with the exception of us and a 97-98 Spurs season. Damn good company. I don't suspect we will hold that number all season, but it shows we really do have an elite defensive team.

The 3 teams from 1998-99 stuck out to me first thing when I looked at this list. While those were solid teams, you can't help but think people just weren't making a lot of shots. I seem to remember Simmons talking extensively about this in his book as well (could've been an article but I think it was the book). Still nice to see Indy on the list.

Re: The Pacers have the 6th best FG% defense in NBA history

That Houston team was awesome, if a bit dysfunctional and frustrating to watch. They had Yao in his prime, Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley. Jeff Van Gundy was the coach who did a fantastic job, but I think he hated that team! They played amazing defense, but the level of selfish play on offense was hard to watch. At least that's how I remember them through the haze of the years.

Re: The Pacers have the 6th best FG% defense in NBA history

Wasn't 98-99 a lockout season too? It's interesting that everyone on that list is either the 98-99 season or the 03-04 season, with the exception of us and a 97-98 Spurs season. Damn good company. I don't suspect we will hold that number all season, but it shows we really do have an elite defensive team.

The 3 teams from 1998-99 stuck out to me first thing when I looked at this list. While those were solid teams, you can't help but think people just weren't making a lot of shots. I seem to remember Simmons talking extensively about this in his book as well (could've been an article but I think it was the book). Still nice to see Indy on the list.

Yeah, it was a bad shooting year, league-wide. Hard to say where those teams would fare under more normal circumstances.